Quote Originally Posted by InVizO View Post
eventually I was forced to use my own FC to clear this joke of an encounter.
Why not do that from the beginning? Or any group of friends in place of FC.

At one time Garuda/Titan/Ifrit EX were some of the hardest content in game. And it had to be hard to keep coordinated groups interested (think - like your FC). Since then Echo has been added to scale it down to a less advanced audience. That doesn't mean it's for everybody though.

I'd say you just joined something more suited for more advanced players. DF is quite handy, for example, when you have 6/8 of a static group and just want to jump in with any random person in the last spots. And if randoms just happen to want to put in more than the usual effort, it's possible to win.

Find a group to play with regularly (FC, or other) and forget DF if you want to do anything challenging in this game. DF is mere convenience for easy content.